Mayfield Astronomy & Space Centre
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Where visitors will be educated in Astronomy & Space, sometimes wearing special 3D glasses !!
A place to connect to the Internet to gather the latest astronomy & space news plus the best public astronomical library in South Yorkshire
A display area where the latest pictures from our telescopes and distant spacecraft will be exhibited
Where visitors will explore the night sky when the clouds have obscured the real thing
Unique for an amateur society, one telescope will have the latest CCD imaging equipment
attached and the other will allow visitors to see the wonders of the Universe with their own eyes
attached and the other will allow visitors to see the wonders of the Universe with their own eyes
The control centre for the telescopes where the images taken will be processed and printed
The heat pump will take heat from the earth during the winter to heat the building, and during the summer it can be used to cool the building.
The wind turbine will produce electricity which can be fed back into the national grid to offset running costs
Rain water can be collected and used to flush the toilets, rather than using fresh water.
By using photo-voltaic cells we will be able to reduce our dependancy on mains electricity.
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